Hypertension

The Council on Hypertension aims to increase blood pressure awareness among Filipinos, and to foster excellence in hypertension research and education. It regularly holds hypertension screening and education programs, and various lectures and lay fora on the nation’s most common cardiovascular condition. Numerous hypertension registry programs were developed since its inception, and multiple landmark research projects on hypertension epidemiology, namely the PHYTON and PRESYON, were completed.

Chair 2023-2026: Marc Denver A. Tiongson, MD

Past Chairs:

Roberta Cawed-Mende, MD

Lourdes Bunyi, MD

Federick C. Cheng, MD

Irma Ruth P. Yape, MD
Reynaldo C. Neri, MD
Emma Gaspar-Trinidad, MD
J Antonio L. Bautista, MD
May Donato-Tan, MD
Joselito L. Atabug, MD
Jorge A. Sison, MD
Nelson S. Abelardo, MD
Jose A. Yulde, MD
Dante D. Morales, MD

Researches:
PHYTON 1    Prevalence of Target Organ Damage Among Hypertensives
PHYSICS      (PHA Council on Hypertension Hypertensive Crisis Study)
PHYTON 2    Early Detection and Management of Microproteinuria as a
                        Parameter of early Renal damage in Hypertensive: A
                        Comparison Between Manidipine and Benazepril
PRESYON 1 PHA Council on Hypertension Survey of Hypertension in the
                        Philippines 1997-98
PHYTON 3    Stroke profile of Hypertensive Filipinos
PHYTON 4    Survey on the Morbidity and Mortality from Hypertension
                        Hospital-Based Population
PRESYON 2 PHA Council on Hypertension Report on Survey on
                         Hypertension and Target Organ Damage. A Report on
                         Prevalence of Hypertension, Awareness, Treatment
                         Profile and Control Rate
                         Perceptions of Filipinos About Hypertension Data
                         from Presyon 2